Sore throat, pain when swallowing saliva or food, burning in the use of warm water. All these are signs of the beginning of the inflammatory process in the throat that can accompany viral and infectious diseases. To help you can use a proven folk remedy – salt.

How to prepare a solution



For making saline solution you can use an ordinary large table salt, it is in the kitchen of every housewife. If you have iodized or sea salt, it's even better. Both of them contain iodine, which also helps to relieve inflammation.

For solution preparation it is better to take warm purified water. For this purpose it is not necessary to boil, but heat will have. The ideal option is 35 to 37 o C. If the solution is prepared for a child, the water is still better to boil and cool.

Every time gargle prepare a fresh solution. On a glass of warm water take 1 teaspoon of salt. Stir well and proceed to rinse.

It is possible to slightly vary the recipe, but it is regular salt, not sea or iodized. For cooking you will need a soda and a solution of iodine. In a glass of warm water add ½ teaspoon of baking soda and salt, 3 drops iodine.

Gargle with salt helps to remove the swelling, as salt draws excess fluid from tissues. The solution helps to dilute thick mucus, destroying a favorable environment for bacteria. Rinsing washes away harmful bacteria from the walls of the larynx and with the water they get out.

The technique of rinsing



To obtain a positive effect is not simply to prepare a solution, and we must also know the technique of rinsing. The technique is simple and easy to remember.

1. Every time prepare a fresh dose of the solution, which you can use at one time.
2. Rinsing is carried out for 30 minutes before or after a meal. Immediately after that, you can't drink the water and eat other foods.
3. In the mouth sufficient amount of liquid, tilt your head and trying to pronounce the letter "s". In this position, the solution penetrates even into the most remote corners of the oral cavity and larynx. Caress 20 – 30 seconds then spit out the water.
4. Call back the liquid into your mouth and rinse. The total duration of treatment is not less than 5 minutes.
5. Do not throw back his head too much, try not to swallow the solution.
6. To obtain a rapid result throat rinse 5-6 times a day.

Subject to all rules and proportions the salt solution for gargling will bring relief the next day after the start of treatment.